Canada: Emerging Leaders Inwards The Americas Programme (Elap)

Overview

In 2009, Prime Minister Harper announced the Emerging Leaders inwards the Americas Program (ELAP) to back upward the evolution of human uppercase too the adjacent generation of leaders inwards the Americas piece strengthening the linkages betwixt postsecondary institutions inwards Canada too Latin America too the Caribbean.

The scholarships equally good advance Canada’s objectives for the Americas: democratic governance, peace too safety too prosperity inwards the region.

Description

ELAP Scholarships render students amongst short-term telephone commutation opportunities for study or query at the college, undergraduate too graduate levels. As component subdivision of the Emerging Leaders inwards the Americas Program, select graduate-level students volition last invited to participate inwards a study tour focused on Canadian democratic governance too civil guild or other primal priority areas.

Scholarship Value too Duration

The scholarship value varies depending on the duration too bird of study. The scholarship value is:

• $7,500 CAN for undergraduate too college students for a catamenia of 4 months of study or research;
• $7,500 CAN for graduate students for a catamenia of 4 months of study or research; or
• $10,000 CAN for graduate students for a catamenia of 5 or 6 months of study or research.

Eligibility

Candidates must last citizens of ane of the next eligible countries:

• Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua too Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent too the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad too Tobago, Turks too Caicos;
• Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama;
• North America: Mexico; or
• South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Candidates:

• who cause got obtained Canadian citizenship or who cause got applied for permanent residency inwards Canada are non eligible;
• already participating inwards an telephone commutation computer program inwards Canada are non eligible;
• already enrolled inwards a bird or diploma computer program at a Canadian academy or college are non eligible;
• must last enrolled full-time at a post-secondary establishment inwards an eligible province too paying whatsoever tuition fees regulated past times that establishment for the total duration of the exchange; and
• must last goodness inwards either English linguistic communication or French.

Desired Qualifications

Priority volition last given to candidates who cause got non previously studied inwards Canada nether a Canadian authorities scholarship.

Terms too Conditions

Canadian postsecondary institutions must submit an application on behalf of each candidate. An application submitted which does non encounter the next damage too atmospheric condition may non last considered for a scholarship.

• The Canadian postsecondary establishment must last accredited past times its provincial or territorial government.
• For undergraduate too college applications, an inter-institutional telephone commutation understanding betwixt the Canadian establishment too the candidate’s habitation establishment must last inwards house at the fourth dimension of application.
• For graduate applications, an inter-institutional understanding is desirable only non mandatory. If in that place is no existing telephone commutation agreement, graduate applications which involve a novel or established collaboration betwixt professors from a Canadian too a student’s habitation establishment volition last accepted.
• Tuition or academic fees volition last waived at the Canadian establishment for scholarship recipients, equally recipients are registered full-time too paying tuition to their habitation institution.
• A Canadian academy or college may submit to a greater extent than than ane application too may last asked to rank their applications based on their strategic priorities at the fourth dimension of the selection process.
• Applications submitted straight past times a candidate or their habitation establishment volition non last accepted.
• A scholarship recipient may non unremarkably handgrip whatsoever other major scholarship granted past times the Government of Canada.
• Scholarship recipients taking courses must last inwards Canada past times September for the autumn semester or past times Jan for the wintertime semester.
• Graduate students conducting query must become far inwards Canada between August 2012 and March 15, 2013. Failure to become far during this fourth dimension volition outcome inwards the cancellation of the scholarship.
• Scholarships are non renewable.
• Scholarships are non taxable for either the establishment or the scholarship recipient.
• Financial reporting is non required from the establishment or the scholarship recipient.

Application Process

Instructions

Applicants are encouraged to read the instructions below carefully before outset the online application.

Canadian institutions:

• must consummate the online application shape on behalf of each candidate. Canadian faculty or staff members who are submitting applications must notify the international business office of their respective establishment equally institutions may last requested to rank their applications;
• must verify the information prior to submission too cheque the annunciation too permission boxes;
• must move inwards the information straight into the land or re-create too glue it from about other source. Applicants should refrain from using the tab keys when entering the information directly. Certain web-based particular characters such equally HTML tags may movement unpredictable results inwards the text, or preclude successful submission of an application. The information volition look equally evidently text;
• must move inwards information inwards the fields provided, next instructions for each item (the official holler of the student’s habitation establishment must last provided inwards their national language);
• can obtain a difficult re-create for tape keeping past times printing the shape using the impress component subdivision inwards the browser, prior to submitting; and
• must click SUBMIT for the online application. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 confirmation page too reference set out volition look later on submission.

Supporting Documents

The next documents must last uploaded too attached to the online application shape inwards ane of the next formats: .pdf, .jpg, .doc, .docx, .txt or .gif.

• Letter of intent: a brusque alphabetic lineament inwards English linguistic communication or inwards French from the candidate describing the nature of their query or studies to last undertaken too explaining the rationale for study inwards Canada too for the pick of institution, computer program too supervisor. The candidate must equally good betoken how the proposed computer program of study or query volition relate to their futurity career (maximum ane page).
• Privacy Notice Statement: a re-create of the document signed past times the candidate (view/download PDF* - lxx Kb).
• Proof of citizenship: a re-create of the candidate’s passport or national identity document amongst valid dates; a baptism certificate is non accepted equally proof of citizenship.
• Proof of full-time enrolment: a brusque alphabetic lineament inwards English linguistic communication or inwards French from the habitation institution, on official letterhead, dated inside the final 6 months. This alphabetic lineament must confirm that the candidate is currently enrolled inwards a full-time computer program too volition proceed to last enrolled upon their return. Copies of transcripts, a pupil carte or alphabetic lineament of admission are non acceptable (maximum ane page).
• Letter of back upward from the habitation institution: a brusque alphabetic lineament inwards English linguistic communication or inwards French from the candidate’s instructor, professor or international managing director at the habitation establishment explaining the nature of study too how the candidate too the habitation establishment volition create goodness from this scholarship computer program (maximum ane page).
• Memorandum of Understanding or understanding betwixt the Canadian too student’s habitation institutions: a signed re-create of this document is mandatory for undergraduate too college applications. For graduate applications, if the telephone commutation is made nether a signed agreement, it is strongly suggested that it last included amongst the application.
• Letter of invitation: applications for graduate students must include a alphabetic lineament from the Canadian supervisor indicating their willingness to back upward too mentor the candidate (maximum ane page).

Deadline

The deadline for the online application shape is April 23, 2012, 11:59 p.m. EST. Applications received belatedly or incomplete volition non last considered.

It is the responsibleness of the Canadian establishment to ensure that supporting documents are received past times the deadline. Supporting documents, other than those requested, volition non last accepted.

Canadian institutions are advised to found an before deadline amongst the habitation institutions to ensure timely receipt of supporting documents.    

Review Procedures too Conditions

Selection Process

All online applications received past times the deadline that encounter the eligibility requirements volition last reviewed too evaluated for a scholarship. Should in that place last a larger set out of applications than funding available, the Canadian establishment may last asked to rank their eligible applications based on their institutional strategic priorities.

Applications volition last evaluated based on the next criteria:

• academic merit of the proposed query or study that the candidate volition undertake inwards Canada;
• benefit to the habitation institution, supervisor too peers;
• benefit to the Canadian institution, supervisor too peers; and
• strength of the linkages to last created through the proposed exchange

Notification

Canadian institutions volition last notified past times the destination of June 2012 past times the scholarship administrator regarding the selection results. Successful applicants volition have a grant understanding amongst farther details too atmospheric condition from the scholarship administrator.

Payment Procedure

The scholarship volition last disbursed past times cheque inwards ane instalment to the Canadian establishment next receipt of the next supporting documents:

• signed grant understanding past times the Canadian institution;
• proof of entry into Canada (copy of the passport page amongst an entry stamp, study permit or function permit); and
• proof of international or national medical coverage for the entire duration of the recipient’s remain inwards Canada.

A cheque for the amount specified inwards the grant understanding volition last sent to the contact someone responsible for the scholarship computer program equally specified on the application shape at the Canadian institution. The Canadian establishment must ensure that the scholarship amount covers:

• visa and/or study/work permit expenses;
• funding for the nearly economical circular trip economic scheme score ticket;
• funding for wellness insurance;
• monthly living allowance; and
• required books, supplies, too equipment, non including computers.

The Canadian establishment may withhold $300 CAN to embrace direction fees ane time the scholarship recipient arrives inwards Canada. Any remaining amount volition last disbursed to the scholarship recipient to embrace additional costs. All funds, including the administrative fee, must last returned to the scholarship computer program administrator if the scholarship recipient does non holler the scholarship.

Conditions

The scholarship administrator is non able to render feedback for unsuccessful candidates.

These scholarships are dependent land to the availability of funding from the Government of Canada.

Online Application

Contact Information

Email: scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca

Telephone: (613) 237-4820

Facsimile: (613) 237-1073

Mail:
Canadian Bureau for International Education
DFAIT Canadian too Programs
220 Laurier Ave West, Suite 1550
Ottawa, Ontario,
CANADA
K1P 5Z9
http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/institutions/elap-pfla.aspx?lang=eng&view=d


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